Drop It Like It's Hot

Who said Thursdays were dead? Hump day aint the only day you can get it on and poppin!

Ottawa has a wicked Thursday night party at RITUAL Nightclub that has really taken off in the last year.

Finally – a casually-dope  hip hop/dubstep/oldschool night is BACK in the capital!

I really like this spot because you can come dressed up, you can come dressed down and you can come dressed in a garbage bag and rain boots. There’s nothing pretentious about this place. It’s a place where ALL are welcome…fear not dress code rejects and bearded leprechauns!  (For the record, I’d still come dressed up either way, cuz that’s how I do).

Stay Fly XoXoX

Big Shouts to the Ebony and Ivory crew for putting together this MASSIVE event starring Bell Biv Devoe From The Legendary R&B Group New Edition.

When: Saturday August 21 @ Parliament Ultra Club (151 George St. Ottawa)

Music By: Mace, Casual, DTrain

Hosted By: The One and Only Richniques

All Ebony and Ivory events SELL OFF early so make sure to arrive EXTRA early for this event!

Here’s a quick tip too: Don’t try and park in the parking lot at Parliament as it gets PACKED and you put your car in danger of getting scratched! Park in the underground garage down the street!

2. The 2010 Ottawa Reggae Festival will be taking place at Lebreton Flats Park in the heart of downtown Ottawa. This year’s festival will feature live performances by some of the hottest artists, featuring reggae, dancehall, reggaeton, soca, R&B and hip hop.

The Festival begins Friday, Aug. 20 at 5 p.m. to 11 p.m. and will run all day Saturday and Sunday from noon to 11 p.m.

3. COME CRASH THIS BDAY BASH: BDAY³: Illo, Iggy, Drastik @ Ritual Nightclub

Ritual is DEF one of Ottawa’s HOT SPOTS and you do not want to miss this night!

Dj Illo, Dj Drastic and Iggy Smalls share a birthday week…

Even if you don’t know these dudes – come crash their bday bash and add to the fun because music will be provided by the birthday trio – trust me – you won’t get that any other weekend!

Ritual Nightclub
137 Besserer St.
Ottawa, ON

4. AIDONIA @ KOOLHAUS in Toronto

This will be a really good time because Aidonia is one of dancehall’s up and coming great artists – and one of my favorites.

WARNING: This event is for the hardcore dancehall lovers

When: Saturday Sept 4th

Where: KOOLHAUS, Toronto

5. Lastly for all my hardcore, LIVE, techno/dance  lovers! Designer Drugs will be @ Ritual

The DD boys produced over 23 remixes and DJ’d over 100 shows around the world. This year, to keep from going crazy, Designer Drugs is putting the focus on original material while continuing to tour the galaxy and party harder than ever.

Most recently, Designer Drugs released their single “ZOMBIES! / Back Up In This” on Iheartcomix Records with Remixes by Nadastrom, Don Rimini, Le Castle Vania and Bird Peterson. Designer Drugs has also completed remixes for labels such as Kitsune, Dim Mak, Fools Gold, Warner Brothers, Ministry Of Sound, Hail Social, Iamsound, Etc Etc, Coco Machette and Calamity Jane for artists such as Little Boots, The Veronicas, Thieves Like Us, Treasure Fingers, Mariah Carey, Jupiter One, Heart’s Revolution, Mission Control, Hail Social, and IAMX.

When: Saturday, October 16th, 2010

Where: Ritual NightClub (137 Besserer St.)

Tickets: $20 in advance

Online at: http://www.ticketweb.ca/

Get Your Tix @ Local Shops:

Reap & Sew (613) 562-4545
Norml Clothing (613) 562-2043
Top of the World (613) 237-4797
Vertigo Records (613) 241-1011
The Lay Up (613) 695-5055

And That’s it for now!

Stay Fly

XoXo

Philly based DJ, producer and 1/2 of Major Lazer will be blowing the roof off Ritual Nightclub for their 1 year anniversary bash going down this Saturday, July 24th.  On top of producing for the likes of M.I.A., Santigold, Spank Rock and Justice, Diplo remains a DJ at heart with his own unique infusion of dancehall, electro hip-hop, funk and reggae. Don’t miss this party, tickets are still available.

Look me up on Facebook or Twitter and Hit me up if you need tickets!!! (See links to my pages on the right hand side under Socialize)

Ritual Night Club is at 137 Besserer Street (across from Les Suites)

See you there!

Stay Fly

XoXo